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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Pentheus feel about the task he is undertaking in disguise?
(a) Happy.
(b) Holy.
(c) Peverse.
(d) Righteous.

2. How does the Chorus think that a mortal man should "live out his day and night?"
(a) In prayer and song.
(b) In happiness and lust.
(c) In sadness and sorrow.
(d) In purity and holiness.

3. Who is the "king" for the Chorus?
(a) Semele.
(b) Pentheus.
(c) Tiberius.
(d) Dionysus.

4. How does the Chorus describe Pentheus's mother's looks in the fifth ode?
(a) Wild rolling eyes.
(b) Wild rank garments.
(c) Wild ridiculous makeup.
(d) Wild raging hair.

5. What does Dionysus say the problem is with Pentheus's dress?
(a) It is too long.
(b) It is the wrong color.
(c) It doesn't hang evenly.
(d) It is the wrong fabric.

Short Answer Questions

1. A happy man, according to the Chorus, is one who from day to day has his life what?

2. The Chorus says that true wisdom, as granted by the heavens to the mortals, is to gain mastery over what?

3. Where does the first messenger say he comes from?

4. Who ripped Pentheus apart?

5. What does the Chorus refer to as the "sure pledge of death" for Pentheus?

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